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Mobile phones and health
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Document type:Leaflet
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:6 October 2006
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Primary audience:Public
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Product number:22883
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Gateway reference:2005
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Pages:2
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Copyright holder:Crown
This leaflet offers the latest information and advice based on both current knowledge and remaining uncertainties so that people can make their own informed choices about how to use mobile phones. It also outlines further work that is under way.
Mobile phones are low power devices that emit and receive radio waves. These connect each phone to a network of base stations, so that users can make and receive calls. Radio waves have been used for communication for over 100 years. But the speed with which mobile phones have become so widely used is unprecedented. This has led to public concern about their possible impact on health.
This information is published jointly with Scottish Executive; The Northern Ireland Executive; and The National Assembly for Wales
9 December 2009: Advice on our leaflet remains current.
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